Friday night at 7:05 PM, RMNB’s hometown Frederick Keys will take on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Harry Grove Stadium. And they will be doing so in uniforms that are both ridiculous (think: Cowboy Monkey Rodeo) and awesome beyond words.

Based on the iconic Nickelodeon TV show Rugrats, the Orioles minor leaguers will sport a sky-blue top which has an orange collar. The logo is an illustration of a planet (that resembles Saturn), with the Keys word-mark done in the Rugrats typeface. The Keys call the uniforms Chucky Finster themed.

The back features bright yellow numbers.

To complete the look, the pants are forest green and have a confetti-like light green pattern.

Earlier this week, I reached out to the team and asked them who designed the massively popular jerseys.

“We get the jerseys and pants from Nickelodeon, and we are working hand and hand with them on this night,” Keys’ Public Relations Manager Geoff Arnold told me. “Nickelodeon is doing these ‘off-channel activations’ with different minor league teams and we decided on Rugrats from a number of different shows to pick from.”

It ended up being a wise choice. Two weeks ago when photos of the uniforms first surfaced, the Keys got national attention and valuable exposure. ESPN’s SportsCenter even dedicated a tweet to it which got nearly 10,000 retweets.

Fans will also have a chance to win Rugrats prizes throughout the night and can enjoy some of the show’s most entertaining video clips.

To add to the fun, there will be a host of special on-field games. One fan will be asked to identify the hairstyles of different Rugrats characters during “who in the hair is that.” Additionally, a game of “guess that smell” will require one individual to identify what type of chocolate bar is melted in a diaper. Fans will also want to keep an eye out for the “diaper dog toss” featuring hot dogs wrapped in diapers which will be shot into the stands and a special “minute to win it” pickle eating contest.

Other fun between-inning games include a blankie tug of war, a bottle race, a baby crawl race, a diaper changing contest and a game of “deal or no deal” featuring Rugrats prizes. Fans can also have fun answering Rugrats trivia.

So I’m guessing we’ll be hearing this all night ad nauseam.

Even better, I’ll be there. If any of you plan on attending, please tweet @russianmachine and I’d love to say hello.

If you can’t make it to Frederick, try on going to Bowie who are also having a great promotion tonight.

Tonight is back hair appreciation night and yes, Robert Andrew spas did wax 4 hairy backs live on the dugout pic.twitter.com/v2YpKFDeuW

In March, Maxim and the rest of his family watched the Caps practice before being introduced to Ovechkin and the team’s two other Russian players, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov, in the locker room. That day, Maxim’s father Ivan promised Ovechkin a gift to thank him for his son’s amazing experience.

In mid-June, Ovechkin actually took him up on that offer – with help from his girlfriend, Nastya Shubskaya. During a quick meet-up in a Moscow restaurant, Maxim and his father presented the Russian machine with a portrait of himself.

Photo: @maksgoloshchapov

Yeah, I’m going to need to zoom.

So cute.

Ivan said on Instagram that Ovi loved the portrait and that it was destined to be hung up in his parents’ “museum.” To show his own thanks, Ovechkin gave Maxim his helmet from the 2014-15 season.

Newest Capital TJ Oshie and long-time girlfriend Lauren Cosgrove tied the knot on Saturday in a large wedding ceremony in Minnesota. According to St. Louis Bride & Groom Magazine, Oshie was walked down the aisle by his adorable 16-month-old daughter Lyla.

According to the magazine feature, Lauren strayed from tradition and had two maids of honor, her younger sister and her best friend, Anna. TJ’s best man was his younger brother, Taylor.

The young couple got engaged last year on their third anniversary, right before TJ left for the Sochi Winter Olympics.

We got engaged on February 4th (our third anniversary). I wasn’t expecting it. We woke up early one morning before TJ had to be at the rink. We were going to get a quick breakfast at our favorite spot right around the corner from us. As I was walking out of the door, I could tell TJ wasn’t following me anymore. I peaked around the corner to see what he was doing and he was down on one knee. Everything after that is a bit of a blur. I was speechless and of course, said YES!

From everyone here at RMNB, we wish hearty congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Oshie

While Evgeny Kuznetsov led the Caps in playoff goals (along with Alex Ovechkin) and carved out a spot in the top six last year, he doesn’t seem satisfied. Wednesday morning via a photo from @jgains, the Caps’ second-line center was out at Kettler alone doing skating and shooting drills. And apparently, this has been a routine thing.

“Yes, I have been training for four weeks now,” he said. “I am training with the team coach, just like I did last year. It’s convenient – everything you need is in the room. When ice is available, we skate. I also do running by myself.”

“My wife lets me sleep at night,” Kuznetsov continued. “I try to help out [with the baby] during the day and when I have a day off.”

Saturday was the last day of the Capitals Development Camp and, subsequently, the team’s annual fanfest. Fans began jamming the rink around 8 am, eager to get a prime position for the weekend scrimmage and the team’s year-end equipment sale.

The event featured an autograph signing with new addition TJ Oshie, attracting a packed group of admirers. Despite the damp weather outside, the Caps hosted street hockey and moon bounce for little kids on the top deck of the parking garage. Indoors, thousands completely packed Kettler Capitals Iceplex to watch the team’s draft picks and the camp’s free agent invitees battle it out in a scrimmage, won by Team Red 7-3. During general manager Brian MacLellan’s press conference, one reporter brought up the possibility the event could be moved to a bigger venue.

“We’ve never thought about,” MacLellan said. “It’d probably be a good idea.”

Part of the reason the event has gotten so big is due to the camaraderie of Caps fans. On Saturday, a group of Caps fans who met on Tumblr got together to watch some hockey and see some of their favorite prospects in the flesh. The Papa Squad (named after Tom Wilson’s and Michael Latta’s nickname for Nicklas Backstrom) of Sydney, Victoria, Alexi, Taylor, etc gathered together to get take some selfies and some signature. Victoria even got the prospects to sign her TJ Yoshie poster, created by a fellow fan.

“We just bonded over our love of the Caps,” Sydney told me.

Days like today are the reason this fanbase is so great. Below, take a look at Amanda’s gorgeous pictures from the day.

At this year’s Development Camp, the Capitals have shied away from the myriad of scrimmages they held under past regimes, teaching the invitees rather than pitting them against each other.

“We’re doing developing more than we are evaluating,” General Manager Brian MacLellan said. “This has been more education, more development stuff.”

Nevertheless, the team still hosted a big scrimmage at the end of camp, the anchor of the team’s annual summer fanfest. With one big chance to impress Washington’s brass, the players turned in a barnstorming, high-energy game.

One casualty of the chippiness was Chandler Stephenson‘s smile. The third-round pick lost parts of two false teeth when he was high-sticked by Marcus Basara during three-on-three play.

“I didn’t see the stick but just felt my head go back,” Stephenson said. “My front four are already fake. It’s going to be interesting to see what mom says.”

In the end, Stephenson suffered not only a rearranged mouth, but also a 7-3 defeat at the hands of Basara’s Team Red. However, Stephenson, who may challenge for a center spot on Washington’s opening night roster due to Nicklas Backstrom’s hip injury, wasn’t bothered.

“He just apologized a whole bunch and I said ‘It’s not a big deal, they’re already fake,'” Stephenson, who still signed for fans after the scrimmage, said of Basara. “At least I look the part now.”

Saturday is the final day of development camp, which coincides with the team’s annual fanfest. The scrimmage will take place at Kettler Capitals Iceplex at 10:30AM. See how many RMNBers you can spot in attendance! Also I’m told Ranger Nathan is taking donations on any Troy Brouwer gear that you find at the equipment sale. Here’s the full schedule of Fanfest.

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